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By Charlie Lankston at New York Fashion Week

Celebrity makeup artist Carly Giglio, Head of Pro Artistry for Stila Cosmetics, created a beautifully whimsical look that played upon the youthful fun of the show's Alice in Wonderland theme, while remaining true to the elegant, tasteful designs of the brand.

To begin, Carly prepped the skin with a range of hydration-boosting products from Algenist - including the brand's GENIUS Ultimate Anti-Aging Cream - in order to enhance the complexion's natural luminosity, and ensure a fresh base on which to apply the makeup.

Then, she turned to the Stila Cosmetics Stay All Day Foundation and Concealer, using the products only in the places where the models needed coverage, ensuring that the final look was still fresh and natural, without any caking or loss of luminosity.

The idea, she told DailyMail.com, was to create a look that emphasized the models' natural beauty, while adding some whimsy and magic in a mature and aspirational way.

With that in mind, Carly kept each of the girls' brows natural, filling them in with the Stay All Day Waterproof Brow Color, but ensuring that they kept their own natural shape.

The real focus of the look were the eyes and cheeks, both of which were given a subtle shimmer courtesy of the brand's newest as-yet unreleased products: Shade Mystere Liquid Eye Shadow in Mythical for the lids, and Shade Mystere Face Gloss for the high points of the face - both of which will be released in Spring 2019.

But far from mirroring the all-over-glitter looks most loved by young girls experimenting with makeup for the first time, Carly took careful steps to ensure that the final effect was ethereal and other-worldly, without being immature and girlish.

First, the eyes. Using a combination of metallic liquid eyeshadows - Stila's Shimmer & Glow in Kitten and Jezebel - along with two matte shades from the Matte N' Metal Palette, Carly created a beautiful base on the lid. By blending the metallic and the matte, she said, she was able to find that shimmering sweet spot of mystical and mature.

The piece de resistance was the Shade Mustere Liquid Eye Shadow in Myhtical - an as-yet-unreleased product due to be released in Spring 2019. Carly applied the almost holographic shimmer shade in the very center of the lid to add a pop of illumination.

For the cheeks, it was all about that 'freshly-pinched' look.

This was all about the placement, Carly explained, noting that she focused on creating a triangle shape with the Convertible Color Lip & Cheek Cream in Peony on order to create more of a natural flush - rather than a 'rosy, round' emphasis on the apples of the cheeks.

To achieve a glossy glow, the models were then treated to a beautiful highlight courtesy of the Shade Mystere Face Gloss - another product set to be released this coming Spring - which was lightly pressed into the face with a finger, which allowed the artists to maintain perfect control over the amount being applied, as well as the placement of the product.

Sticking with the 'fresh from the secret garden' look, the lips were given a muted shimmer, which Carly created by - once again - mixing two contrasting products together, the Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Sheer Morello and the Stay All Day Shimmer Liquid Lipstick in Patina Shimmer.

The final ratio of shimmer to sheer was determined by each girl's natural lip color, with Carly explaining that they wanted to enhance the natural shade, rather than cover it up entirely.

Similarly, the product was not slicked across the girls' pouts, but rather applied carefully in the center of the lip before being blended out with a finger or a brush for that 'fresh bitten' look.

Models' nails were also given the whimsical wonderland treatment courtesy of JINsoon; some girls were given a beautiful pearly shimmer by covering Dew - a pale milky white - with a layer of Mist, a stunning silvery glitter.